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Zurich

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May 25th 2006
Bright and early on Thursday morning, Pam and I took the train four hours to Zurich in eastern Switzerland. Zurich is a charming city also on a lake with church towers and spires dotting the skyline and a small old town that was easy to explore on foot, which we did after checking into our hostel (we stayed in four- or six-bed rooms during our trip, which was better than the dormitory rooms I stay ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more